Areca palm made footwear

ABSTRACT

A structure of areca palm made footwear includes an insole and an outsole. The insole is formed by cutting areca palm leaves to a desired size. The outsole is bonded to the insole. As such, a wearer&#39;s foot, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact with the insole made of areca palm leaves, whereby besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer&#39;s sole dry by allowing humidity to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to areca palm made footwear, and moreparticular to an arrangement of an insole and an outsole of which theoutsole is formed by trimming areca palm leaves to a desired size andwhich is applicable to various sandals, flip-flops, or the likes.

2. Description of Related Art

Sandals that are currently available in the markets, including thongs,one-piece sandals, or various sandals and slippers, are often made ofplastics. Particularly, the commonly used thongs are also made ofplastics. Thus, most people are used to wearing plastic sandals.

However, most of the plastic sandals contain an amount of plasticizerthat exceeds a regulation-acceptable level and some may be even more 200times of the acceptable level. Since the wears' soles may be kept incontact with the plastic sandal soles, it may be easy to cause canceland may also affect the growth of children.

In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide novelfootwear made of areca palm that complies with the idea of environmentalprotection and is made of a natural substance of areca palm trunk and/orareca palm leaf and can be easily assembled by a user so as to providethe user with convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide areca palmmade footwear, which comprises an arrangement of insole and outsole inwhich the insole is formed by cutting areca palm leaves to a desiredsize so that when worn, the areca palm leaf of the insole is set incontact with the wearer's sole, whereby besides being environmentallyfriendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole dry by allowinghumidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf andthus improves the overall utility thereof.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide areca palm madefootwear that comprises an outsole made of pulverized areca palm trunkand areca palm leaves so that both the insole and the outsole are madeof materials of areca palm leaves and areca palm trunk, wherebydecomposition can be naturally conducted when the footwear is disposedof for conservation of environment and also improving overallenvironmental friendliness.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide areca palmmade footwear which comprises an outsole made of a plasticizablematerial or wood and bonded to an insole made of areca palm leaves inorder to improve wear-resistance of the outsole while being comfortableto wear and having an extended lifespan to thereby improve the overallconvenience and utility.

The present invention provides a novel structure of areca palm madefootwear, which comprises an insole and an outsole. The insole is formedby cutting areca palm leaves to a desired size. The outsole is bonded tothe insole. As such, a wearer's foot, when putting on the footwear, isset in contact with the insole made of areca palm leaves, wherebybesides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep thewearer's sole dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to beabsorbed by the areca palm leaf and thus improves the overall utilitythereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention can be fully understood from the followingdetailed description and preferred embodiment with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating cutting an areca palm leaf toform an insole according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an insole made of areca palmleaf bonded to an outsole made of a plasticizable material according toan embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is schematic view illustrating an insole made of areca palm leafbonded to an outsole made of areca palm dregs according to an embodimentof the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, which are schematic views of embodiments of thepresent invention, the present invention provides a structure of arecapalm made footwear, which comprises an insole 10 and an outsole 20. Theinsole 10 is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 to a desired sizeand shape. The outsole 20 is bonded to the insole 10. As such, awearer's foot 40, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact withthe insole 10 made of areca palm leaf 30, whereby besides beingenvironmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole 40 dryby allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the arecapalm leaf 30.

The outsole 20 may be alternatively made of a plasticizable material 21.Or alternatively, the outsole 20 can be made of wood. Furtheralternatively, the outsole 20 is made of dregs 60 that are formed bypulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves 30. The outsole 20can be made by filling the dregs 60 into a mold for shaping. The insole10 may comprise a Y-shape strap 50 or an X-shaped strap. The insole 10may be alternatively provided with an arch-like band. The Y-shaped strap50, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-shape band can be made ofplasticizable materials. Alternatively, the Y-shaped strap 50, theX-shaped strap, or the arch-shape band can be made of dregs ofpulverized areca palm trunk or areca palm leaves 30. Further, theoutsole 20 can be bonded to the insole 10 by glues, adhesives, orriveting.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, which are schematic views of embodiments of thepresent invention, the best way of implementing the structure of arecapalm made footwear according to the present invention provides is acombined arrangement (see FIG. 1) of an insole 10 and an outsole 20, ofwhich the insole 10 is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 to adesired size. The areca palm leaf 30 is taken from an areca palm andwashed and cleaned and is then cut according to the shape and size of awearer's foot. The insole 10 that is cut from the areca palm leaf 30(see FIG. 2) is the sun-dried to remove water contained in the arecapalm leaf 30. Afterwards, the insole 10 of the dried areca palm leaf 30is bonded to the outsole 20, wherein a back side of the insole 10 iscoated with glue or adhesive in order to have the insole 10 to betightly bonded to the outsole 20. Alternatively, the insole 10 and theoutsole 20 are proper aligned and rivets are put through the insole 10into the outsole 20 (not shown in the drawings) to have the insole 10and the outsole 20 securely bonded. Other measures may also beapplicable to bond the insole 10 and the outsole 20 together.

Further, the outsole 20 can be made of a plasticizable material (such asplastics and rubbers) (see FIG. 3), such as flip-flops. Alternatively,the outsole 20 can be made of a wooden material (such as wood) (notshown), such as geta. Both the outsole 20 made of a plasticizablematerial 21 and the outsole 21 made of a wooden material can be boned tothe insole 10 that is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf (see FIG. 2)in order to improve wear resistance of the outsole 20, make itcomfortable to wear, and extend the lifespan. An alternative way, whichis friendlier to the environment, is to collect and pulverize areca palmtrunk and areca palm leaves 30 through pounding, allowing juice to drainwith dregs 60 left. A mold is provided to receive the dregs 60 to filltherein for shaping to form the outsole 20. The insole 10 that is formedby cutting an areca palm leaf 30 is then positioned on a top surface ofthe outsole 20 and then glue or adhesive is applied to tightly bond theinsole 10 and the outsole 20 together. Alternatively, rivets may be putthrough the insole 10 in to the outsole 20 (not shown) to securely fixthe insole 10 and the outsole 20 together. Thus, both the insole 10 andthe outsole 20 are made of materials obtained from areca palm leaves 30and areca palm trunks, whereby once disposed of, they can naturallydecomposed to comply with the idea of environmental conservation.

Further, the insole 10 that is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30is provided with a Y-shaped strap 50. The Y-shaped strap 50 is made of aplasticizable material or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizingareca palm trunks and areca palm leaves 30. The Y-shaped strap 50 hasends extending through the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20(see FIG. 1) to show a thong-like style. Alternatively, the insole 20may be provided with an X-shaped strap, which can be made of aplasticizable material or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizingareca palm trunks and areca palm leaves 30. The X-shaped strap has endsextending through the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20 (notshown) to show a sandal-like style. Alternatively, the insole 10 may beprovided with an arch-like band, which can be made of a plasticizablematerial or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizing areca palmtrunks and areca palm leaves 30. The arch-like band has ends extendingthrough the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20 (not shown) toshow a slipper-like style. As such, besides being environmentallyfriendly, the footwear can reduce the manufacture cost and keep thewearer's sole 40 dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to beabsorbed by the areca palm leaf 30

It is appreciated from the above description that the present inventionpossesses the following practical advantages:

(1) The insole is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf so as to providea function keeping the wearer's sole dry by allowing the humidity to beabsorbed by the areca palm leaf and further, the wearer's sole is set incontact with the areca palm leaf so as to be provided with a sense ofbeing fresh and cool resulting from the areca palm leaf.

(2) The insole and the outsole are both made of natural materials ofareca palm leaves and areca palm trunks so that when disposed of, theycan be naturally decomposed to thereby reduce pollution to theenvironment and is of environmental friendliness, and improving overallconvenience.

What is claimed is:
 1. A structure of areca palm made footwear,comprising: an insole, which is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf toa predetermined size; and an outsole, which is bonded to the insole,whereby a wearer's foot, when putting on the footwear, is set in contactwith the insole of areca palm leaf so that besides being environmentallyfriendly, the footwear keeps the wearer's sole dry by allowing humidityto be absorbed by the areca palm leaf.
 2. The structure of areca palmmade footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole is made of aplasticizable material.
 3. The structure of areca palm made footwearaccording to claim 1, wherein the outsole is made of a wooden material.4. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1,wherein the outsole is made of dregs obtained through pounding andpulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves.
 5. The structure ofareca palm made footwear according to claim 4, wherein the outsole ismade of filling the pounded dregs into a mold for shaping to make theoutsole.
 6. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim1, wherein the insole is provided with a Y-shaped strap or an X-shapedstrap.
 7. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim1, wherein the insole is provided with an arch-like band.
 8. Thestructure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 6, wherein theY-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made of aplasticizable material.
 9. The structure of areca palm made footwearaccording to claim 7, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, orthe arch-like band is made of a plasticizable material.
 10. Thestructure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 6, wherein theY-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made ofdregs obtained through pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunk andareca palm leaves.
 11. The structure of areca palm made footwearaccording to claim 7, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, orthe arch-like band is made of dregs obtained through pounding andpulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves.
 12. The structure ofareca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole isbonded to the insole by glue, adhesive, or riveting.